Posts by Debra Dill
Edmonds City Park Restoration Area
A Little History of Edmonds City Park Restoration Area (A very brief story of the process of bringing an unusable boggy drainage ditch into a native restoration site for all to enjoy.) Before there was a park, or even a town, a small stream pulling water from the surrounding hills, brought water to a large marsh…
Read MoreCreating Hanging Flower Baskets in Edmonds
Creating Your Own Beautiful Flowering Hanging Basket By Debra Dill April 23, 2023 1. Variegated geranium, purple petunia, black-eyed Susan vine, sweet potato vine, and pink verbena. Ahh Spring! For those of us who love to garden, the dreams that begin to dance in our heads this time of year are not of…
Read MoreWhy Bee Decline Matters
Bees. As human beings, we are either fascinated by them, scared of them, or more often than not, rather indifferent to them. Many consider bees to be cute, artistic devices we can use to portray nice messages on mugs, t-shirts or honey jars: Or, for others, bees are seen as scary, stinging insects that are…
Read MoreSpring Pruning For Shrubs
Spring is such a beautiful time of year! The birds have come back and are singing, early bulbs lift their cheerful heads, and the newly warming sun entices new leaves to emerge from trees and shrubs. We also feel the energizing pull of spring and the itch to begin pruning becomes strong. But before we…
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